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Gene information for TAF8 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID129685
Official gene symbolTAF8
Full nameTAF8 RNA polymerase II, TATA box binding protein (TBP)-associated factor, 43kDa
Aliases,43,FLJ32821,II,TAF,TAFII-43,TAFII43,TBN,
Gene summaryThis gene encodes one of several TATA-binding protein (TBP)-associated factors (TAFs), which are integral subunits of the general transcription factor complex TFIID. TFIID recognizes the core promoter of many genes and nucleates the assembly of a transcription preinitiation complex containing RNA polymerase II and other initiation factors. The protein encoded by this gene contains an H4-like histone fold domain, and interacts with several subunits of TFIID including TBP and the histone-fold protein TAF10. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been described, but their biological validity has not been determined. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 6   Locus: 6p21.1
Gene position42018251 - 42048644  Map Viewer
Gene orientationplus
Gene size30394 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID609514